Son of Alfred and Emma Mather, 77, Randal Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915. First of two sons killed within a month, a third served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in France.
Mather, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Mather
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 20699
- Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. F. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/03/1915 11/08/1916 11/08/1916 29/12/1916 13/07/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 5g 6c/d* S8* 4g